Obituaries
Charles Edward Wilson
Mar 25, 2012
Mr. Charles Edward Wilson, 83, of Monroe, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2012. He was born in Fabius Township, IA to Willie Bruce Wilson and Edith Elsie Hamm. Charles served in the U.S. Army. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years Elizabeth Wilson, daughters; Charlotte Daugherty and Linda Rieckman, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He...
Frieda Bader Joiner
Mar 25, 2012
Frieda Bader Joiner, 84, died peacefully at Hospice Atlanta on Sunday, March 25th. A memorial service will be held at Living Grace Lutheran Church, 1812 Cooledge Rd. Tucker, GA 30084, at 11am on Tuesday, April 3rd. The family invites everyone to a visitation and celebration of Frieda's life at A.S. Turner & Sons, 2773 North Decatur Rd. Decatur, GA 30033,...
Beverly Hollahan Green
Mar 25, 2012
Beverly passed away unexpectedly on March 24th ending a remarkable 78 years of life. She was raised in Jacksonville, FL, the daughter of Edward Hale and Charlotte Browne. She attended the local public schools graduating from Landon High School in 1951. She then attended Florida State University and received her Associate of Arts degree in 1953. While at FSU she...
Claude Ludrick Sprague
Mar 24, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Earle J. Carpenter, Iii
Mar 23, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
Kathleen Brockmeier
Mar 22, 2012
Kathleen Sullivan Brockmeier was born in Columbus, Georgia on October 24, 1966. She graduated Heritage High School in Rockdale county. She attended Oglethorpe and Mercer Universities. Kathleen worked as Director of Super Two Drug Program at Rockdale Boys and Girls Club. She also served as a Juvenile Probation Officer with the state of Georgia and later was employed in the...
William Bradfield Owen
Mar 22, 2012
William Bradfield Owen, 64 of Decatur passed away on March 22, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lucius Bradfeld Owen and Doris Evelyn Holder and his brother, Thomas Wayne Owen. Surviving are his sister-in-law, Melissa Owen; nieces, Nicole Owen King and Micaela Elaine Owen; a special caregiver, Valerie Jalbert and cousins in Social Circle, GA. The funeral...
Arthur Merritt Kirchoffer, Sr.
Mar 22, 2012
Arthur Merritt Kirchoffer, Sr. died Thursday, March 22, 2012. He graduated from Florida State University, retired after 28 years of service from BellSouth and served in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Kirchoffer; children, Arthur Merritt (Joy) Kirchoffer, Jr., Lee Kirchoffer, Eric Kirchoffer and Will (Pam) Kirchoffer; step-sons, Richard (Cea) Alford...
Irene Salmon Fahey
Mar 22, 2012
Irene Salmon Fahey, 90, passed away Thursday evening March 22nd at Abbey Hospice Care in Social Circle, Ga. She was born on February 13th , 1923 in Livia, Kentucky and raised in Owensboro, Kentucky. After graduating from high school and attending community college she worked for Boy Scouts of America in Owensboro, Kentucky and Atlanta, Ga for many years until...
Juanita Copeland Baskett
Mar 21, 2012
Juanita Copeland Baskett died yesterday at home with her husband of 70 years, Melvin, at her side. She was 87 and despite advanced heart disease continued to provide counsel and inspiration to her many friends and descendants. Living in the shadow of Stone Mountain for the last 45 years she died not too far from her childhood home. To the...
Marie (Cote) Lawrence
Mar 21, 2012
Marie (Cote) Lawrence, age 91, of Decatur, GA died peacefully on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. She was born in Cambridge, MA on February 3, 1921 to Paul and Florida Cote. She was a Navy Veteran, who served during World War II and remained an active member of the WAVES. Mrs. Lawrence was a long-time parishioner of St. Thomas More Catholic...
Nannie Mae Perry
Mar 20, 2012
Mrs. Nannie Mae Perry, 78, of Decatur died Tuesday, March 20, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Stephen Perry and her son, James Allen Payne. Mrs. Perry is survived by her children and their spouses, Walter J. & Cree Payne, William H. & Leslie Medlin, Lisa and Carl Franzman, and Jo and Andrew Willoughby; sister, Eva...
Virginia Lee Johnson
Mar 20, 2012
Mrs. Virginia Lee Johnson of Atlanta passed away March 20, 2012 at her residence. Born in 1924, she was the daughter of the late Winnie Mae Tuggle Blankenship and Hubert Blankenship of Illinois. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Paul Monroe Johnson. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Randy and Penny Johnson of...
Clint Watkins
Mar 19, 2012
Clint Watkins, 48, of Snellville, GA, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2012. He was preceded in death by his father, Ronny Watkins. He is survived by his daughters, Alisha Stephens, Loganville GA, Teresa Dean (David), Lilburn, GA; mother, Shirley Watkins, Snellville, GA; sister, Amy Cyphers (Mark), Covington, GA; uncle, Kenneth Watkins (Valerie), Snellville, GA; six grandchildren, many cousins and...
Lila Sheppard Smith
Mar 17, 2012
Mrs. Lila Sheppard Smith, 100, of Atlanta passed away on Saturday, March, 17, 2012. Her beloved husband of 54 years, Louie G. (Jack) Smith predeceased her in 1992. She is survived by her nieces Mrs. Rene Wilkerson, of Cilo, AL; Mrs. Bennette Watson, of Brewton, AL and nephew Mr. Robert Sheppard, of Montgomery, AL. A funeral service will be held...
David Charles Johnson
Mar 17, 2012
Funeral Home: A. S. Turner & Sons 2773 North Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
William (Bill) L. Burch, Jr.
Mar 16, 2012
William L. (Bill) Burch, 90, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2012. He was the son of W.L. Burch and Nancy Pace of Leary, GA. After graduating from Albany High School, Bill left Leary as a young man to seek his continuing education, first at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta and then to the University of Georgia in...
Howard Preston Lucas
Mar 15, 2012
Mr. Howard Preston Lucas, 74, of Stone Mountain passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2012. He was born in Waycross, Georgia to Sydney and Katherine Lucas. Orphaned at age two he was raised at Thornwell School for Children in Clinton, SC. He earned a Bachelors and Masters degree from Clemson University. Howard began his career as a USDA inspector in...
Rebecca Johnson Currie
Mar 15, 2012
Rebecca Johnson Currie, 75, of Ellijay and formerly of Decatur, died March 15, 2012. She was preceded in death by her son, Alan Russell Currie and is survived by husband of 55 years, William T. Currie; son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Robin Currie of Loganville; six grandchildren; two great grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Judy and Ronnie Yarborough of Winder; brothers...
George Walter Coberly
Mar 14, 2012
Mr. George Walter Coberly, 79, of Stone Mountain passed away on March 14, 2012. George was retired as shipping and receiving manager for the O'Grady Container Company. He is preceded in death by his wife of 50 years Rosalie. Survivors include his daughter, Ruth Lynch; brothers, Gerald and Jim Coberly; sisters, Ruth Sipkema, Doris Swanke, and Millie Zea; four grandchildren;...
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